Young collectors are fuelling a boom in Basquiat-backed loans
Auction houses are on a lending spree
![Sotheby's art handlers hold Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled" during a media preview for Sotheby's upcoming "New York Marquee Evening Sales"](https://www.economist.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1424,quality=80,format=auto/content-assets/images/20240601_FNP501.jpg)
Buying art can be a nerve-racking experience. But investors have long been able to console themselves with the thought that, if their purchase plummets in value, they will at least have something nice on their wall. Now they can also console themselves that they will have something to borrow against.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Banking on Basquiat”
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